The proposal would leave it to residents to prove that neighbors' dogs have barked for 10 minutes in a row or for 10 minutes during a 30-minute time period.

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Augusta County residents will get a chance to air their opinions on whether the county should restrict how much dogs can bark late at night in residential areas.

The Board of Supervisors voted 4-2 and set for a public hearing an ordinance change that would provide people an avenue to complain about neighbors whose dogs bark excessively between midnight and 6 a.m.

Voting against advancing the measure for public comment were Chairman Tracy C. Pyles Jr., who represents the Pastures District, and North River Supervisor Marshall ...